Microfilm typescript of the history of settlements near Joseph City, Arizona, also called the "Little Colorado Mission. The account begins with pre-Mormon (before 1876) history of the area, including Spanish exploration and its early annexation as part of New Mexico. The next section describes Mormon exploration of the area, the first permanent settlements, and the William C. Allen Company that founded Joseph City in 1876. It also includes notes on later arrivals to the settlement through the 1880s. The section on 1876 includes notes on the construction of dams, the raising of crops and the articles of agreement for the irrigation company at Allen's Camp, the importation of mills, and the raising of forts. The 1877 section includes notes on the abandonment of the Obed settlement due to unhealthy swamp conditions, and other settlements founded that year including Taylor, Woodruff, and Forest Dale. The 1878 notes describe names given to various camps, the organization of the Little Colorado Stake, the creation of schools, floods and agriculture, and the creation of the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion (a division of the Little Colorado). Notes from 1879 include the creation of Apache County, while those from 1881 describe the abandonment of Brigham City, the coming of the railroad, and the establishment of the mail service. The account also describes other settlements in the Little Colorado Stake, including Moan Coppy-Tuba City, Pleasant Valley, Wilford, Heber, Tonto Basin (later Pine), Savoia, Silver Creek-Snowflake, and Eagley. At the end of the typescript are "Copies of Old Manuscripts,"including "History of the Little Colorado Mission"probably written by F.G. Neilson, and the United Order Articles of Agreement for Allen's Camp, dated April 15, 1877. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1947. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Ruon E. Porter was clerk of the Joseph City Ward beginning in 1916.
Porter, Rulon E. (Rulon Ensign), 1882-1972 Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona Mormon cities and towns Mormon pioneers Mormons--Ariziona--History--19th century Arizona--History--To 1912 Joseph City (Ariz.)--History Little Colorado River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.)--History 1916 Essays Arizona 20th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of typescript loaned by Brigham Young University, August 13, 1947.
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